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The cutting edge
📚the newest and most exciting stage in the development of sth
1. The new company I work for is at the cutting edge of medical science. I think some of their new instruments are going to revolutionize the field of medicine [ noun ]
2. This fashion designer is known for her cutting-edge designs, which often set new trends.[ adj]
3. The company invests heavily in cutting-edge technology to stay ahead of its competitors. [ adj]
📚[ Meaning 2 ] An advantage due to superior skill, ability, or resources
1. You may not be the fastest, but you have a cutting edge—your stamina.
2. Man, her memory is a cutting edge in this contest. It's freaky, like she's retained everything she's ever learned in her life!
Lose your edge
📚To lose the skills, conviction, or energy that helped make one a success before.
1. At one point I was considered one of the best tennis players in North America, but I lost my edge during college.
Syn :
State of the art
At the forefront of
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Avenue
📚a method or way of doing something; a possibility
1. Right now, we are exploring every avenue to catch the perpetrator of this heinous crime.
▪️در حال حاضر، ما در حال بررسی هر راهی هستیم تا مجرم این جنایت هولناک را به دام بیندازیم.
2. Only two avenues are open to us - either we accept his offer or we give up the fight completely.
▪️تنها دو گزینه برای ما وجود دارد - یا پیشنهاد او را قبول کنیم یا به طور کامل از مبارزه دست بکشیم.
3. We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.
▪️ما قصد داریم تمام راه‌های ممکن را برای رساندن پیام‌مان به عموم دنبال کنیم.
4. They have closed off that avenue of discussion.
▪️انها "مجرا"ی گفت و گو رو بستن."
5. Education is an avenue to success.
▪️آموزش، راهی به سوی موفقیت است.
6. The internet provides new avenues for communication.
▪️اینترنت فرصت‌های جدیدی برای ارتباطات فراهم میکند.
7. After two months of negotiations we had exhausted all avenues.
▪️بعد از دو ماه مذاکره، دیگه هیچ راهی باقی نمونده بود.
Paragon
📚person or thing that is perfect or has an extremely large amount of a particular good characteristic
1. In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation
2. The company is a paragon of modern manufacturing techniques.
3. His honesty made him a paragon in the community.
4. Just who is this paragon whose name is on everyone's lips.
Syn : Epitome
1. Cary Grant will always be the epitome of the debonair man
2. Even now in her sixties, she is the epitome of French elegance.
3. In his tailored suit and fashionable haircut, he was the (very) epitome of style.
4. The new car was the epitome of luxury, with all the latest features and technology.
5. In The Dark Knight, the Joker is the epitome of evil, causing chaos and destruction for no reason."
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Jekyll and Hyde
📚A person whose personality drastically changes between good and bad. A reference to the main character in the book Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
1 Ever since Kyle became a teenager, he's turned into a real Jekyll and Hyde, and it's impossible to anticipate his mood at any given time
▪️از وقتی که کایل به سن نوجوانی رسید، به یک جکیل و هاید واقعی تبدیل شده و پیش‌بینی حال و هوای او در هر لحظه غیرممکن است.
2. My coworker is like Jekyll and Hyde. One minute he is very friendly but the next minute he is angry.
▪️همکارم مثل جکیل و هاید است. یک دقیقه خیلی دوستانه است و دقیقه بعد از کوره در میره .
3. Many alcoholics develop Jekyll and Hyde personalities. [ adj modifier ]
▪️بسیاری از الکلی‌ها شخصیت‌های جکیل و هایدی پیدا می‌کنند
Par excellence
📚Best, most ideal, or most exemplary type (of person or thing). Used as a modifier that follows a noun.
1. My father was always regarded as a gentleman par excellence in the community.
2. Their newest device is a smartphone par excellence, seamlessly merging technological advances with everyday convenience.
3. This is undoubtedly the cooking chocolate par excellence
📚above all; preeminently.
1. His method stands par excellence as the most reliable of all.
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void, abrogate, annul, invalidate, negate, nullify❓❔🙋♂🙋♀
To void a check, to invalidate a claim, to abrogate a law, and to annul a marriage all refer to the same basic activity, which is putting an end to something or depriving it of validity, force, or authority. But these verbs are not always interchangeable. Annul is the most general term, meaning to end something that exists or to declare that it never really existed (the charter was annulled before it could be challenged). Abrogate implies the exercise of legal authority (Congress abrogated the treaty between the two warring factions), while nullify means to deprive something of its value or effectiveness (nullify the enemy's attempt to establish communications). Void and invalidate are often used interchangeably as they both mean to make null or worthless (void a legal document by tearing it up; invalidate a check by putting the wrong date on it). Negate means to prove an assertion false (her version of the story negated everything her brother had said) or to nullify or make something ineffective (the study's findings were negated by its author's arrest for fraud).
#Subtleties
Fringe benefit
📚A non-monetary perk, incentive, or benefit for working a job that is given in addition to one's normal wage or salary.
1. One of the fringe benefits of working here is getting free lunch in the cafeteria.
▪️یکی از مزایای جانبی کار کردن اینجا، ناهار مجانی تو سلف سرویسه
2. We offer a number of universal fringe benefits for all our employees, including health and dental insurance, company cars, and pensions.
▪️ما برای همه‌ی کارمندان‌مان یک سری مزایای جانبی یکسان در نظر گرفتیم، از جمله بیمه‌ی درمانی و دندان‌پزشکی، خودروی شرکت و حقوق بازنشستگی
3. Fringe benefits include a company car and free health insurance
▪️مزایای شغلی شامل اتومبیل شرکت و بیمه سلامت رایگان.
4. some occupations offer an employer's pension as a fringe benefit.
▪️بعضی از مشاغل حقوق بازنشستگی رو به عنوان مزایای شغلی پیشنهاد میدن.
Syn : Perk
1. A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.
Syn : Perquisite
Use of the company's jet is a perquisite of the job.
Pushover
📚sth that is easy to do or to win, or sb who is easily persuaded or influenced or defeated
1. The interview was an absolute pushover
▪️مصاحبه مثل اب خوردن بود
2. Jean will look after Harry, I'm quite sure - she's a pushover for babies (= will do anything for them).
▪️جین از هری خوب مراقبت میکنه، خیالم راحته—آخه در برابر بچه‌ها دلش مثل موم نرم میشه
3. Krista gets whatever she wants – her parents are real pushovers.
▪️کریستا هر آرزویی داشته باشد، به راحتی برآورده می‌شود – چون پدر و مادرش هیچ وقت نه نمی‌گویند.
4. He is a tough negotiator. We did not expect to find him a pushover and he has not been one.
▪️او مذاکره‌کننده‌ی سرسختی است. انتظار نداشتیم آدم ساده‌گیری باشه و همین‌طور هم بود."
5. Colonel Moore was a kind and sympathetic man, but no pushover.
▪️سرهنگ مور آدم مهربان و دلسوزی بود، اما اهل کوتاه اومدن نبود
6. I'm a pushover for guys with big muscles.
▪️من در برابر مردای هیکلی خیلی زود تسلیم میشم [ روشون کراش میزنم ]
7. He's a pushover for kung fu movies.
▪️عاشق فیلم های کونگ‌فویه
Long shot
📚Something that has a very small chance of succeeding.
1. Her candidacy was a long shot from the beginning, and her landslide defeat was no surprise.
2. Winning the lottery is a long shot, but I still buy a ticket sometimes
3. Becoming a famous singer is a long shot, but Sophie is determined to try!
4. Your solution is a long shot, but we'll try it and hope it works.
(Not) by a long shot
📚not in any way:
1 I'm not ready to give up yet, not by a long shot
2. He is not yet out of the woods, not by a long shot
3. The new movie directed by Sam Peters is nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, but it won’t win by a long shot.
Syn: Not by any stretch of the imagination
By a long shot
📚by a great extent or degree : by far
1. It was the biggest problem we had–by a long shot.
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Cast/shed/throw light on sth
📚provide new information that helps you understand sth
1. As an economist, he was able to shed some light on the problem.
▪️به عنوان یک اقتصاد دان ، این توانایی را داشت که مسائل رو شفافسازی کند.
2. She is developing new theories that might shed some light on these unusual phenomena.
▪️او تئوری هایی ارائه داده که شاید تا حدی این پدیده عجیب غریب رو از ابهام درآورد و روشن کند.
3. I hope my explanation throws light on their behavior.
▪️امیدوارم که توضیحاتم رفتار انها را روشن کرده باشد.
4. We've hired a private investigator to help shed light on the clandestine dealings of the organization.
▪️ما یک کارگاه خصوص استخدام کردیم که معاملات مخفیانه سازمان رو روشن سازی کند
5. These documents we've uncovered shed some light on how the late author's final book was meant to end.
▪️اسنادی که بدست اوردیم مشخص میکند که کتاب اخر نویسنده فقید چطور تمام میشد
Ebb and flow [ noun ]
📚To consistently increase and decrease.
1. You have to accept the ebb and flow of love in a relationship.
▪️باید فراز و نشیب عشق در یک رابطه را بپذیری
2. He was fascinated by the ebb and flow of the Church's influence over the centuries
▪️او مجذوب فراز و فرود نفوذ کلیسا در طی قرون گذشته شد
3. The government did nothing about the recession, hoping it was just part of the ebb and flow of the economy.
▪️دولت هیچ اقدامی برای رکود اقتصادی نکرد ، به این امید که این رکود تنها قسمتی از فراز و نشیب اقتصاد بود
Ebb and flow [ verb ]
1. I wouldn't worry too much about losing money this quarter because we'll earn it back later in the year. That's just how business ebbs and flows.
2. I know you're feeling really sad right now, but that will shift in time. Strong emotions ebb and flow.
3. Try not to worry too much about this public blunder. The news cycle changes so rapidly anymore that attention on you will ebb and flow.
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A done deal
📚done deal is an agreement or a decision that is final.
1. Macron says "snapback" of UN sanctions on Iran is done deal
▪️ماکرون گفت که بازگشت سریع تحریم‌های سازمان ملل علیه ایران، قطعی است
2. It's a done deal so we can go ahead and start planning the details.
▪️دیگر تمام است، پس می‌توانیم شروع به برنامه‌ریزی جزئیات کنیم
3. Once we sign those papers, the sale of the house will be a done deal.
▪️به محض اینکه آن مدارک را امضا کنیم، فروش خانه قطعی خواهد شد
4. I had no idea I'd have to make more payments to receive the merchandise—I thought it was a done deal!
▪️اصلاً فکر نمی‌کردم مجبور باشم پول بیشتری بدم تا جنس رو بگیرم—فکر می‌کردم دیگه تموم شده.
5. Everyone thought his promotion was a done deal, but his unprofessional behavior during the interview gave the board of directors second thoughts about him.
▪️همه فکر می‌کردند ترفیع او قطعی است، اما رفتار غیرحرفه‌ای او در مصاحبه باعث شد هیئت مدیره در مورد او تجدید نظر کنند
🤫🤰Mum's the word
📚used to say that some information is being kept secret or should be kept secret
1. We want her birthday party to be a surprise, so mum's the word.
▪️میخواهیم که جشن تولد یه سوپرایز باشه .
پس فعلا به جایی درز نکنه .
2. I'm not telling people generally yet." "OK, mum's the word!"
▪️به خیلیا نگفتم هنوز .
اوکی خیالت تخت بین خودمون میمونه .
3. Now, I don't want anyone to know that I'm pregnant yet, so mum's the word.
▪️نمیخوام کسی بدونه که باردارم پس بین خودمون باشه .
4. Nobody must mention this project outside the office. I hope that’s clear.’ ‘We understand, John. Mum’s the word!’
▪️خارج از اینجا کسی راجع به پروژه حرفی نمیزنه . روشنه ؟ خیالت جم باشه جان . بین خودمون میمونه .
Synonym :
Keep something under wraps
Keep (something) on the down low
To be hush hush
Not let the cat out of the bag
Snap out of sth or snap sb out of sth
📚to stop being in or to cause sb to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.)
1. I don't know how to get her to snap out of her depression.
▪️نمیدونم چطور او را از این فاز افسردگی دربیارم
2. The sound of a door slamming snapped me out of my daydream.
▪️صدای محکم بسته شدن در من را از عالم رویا بافی درآورد
3. Alex has been really gloomy lately. I hope he snaps out of it soon, because we'll need him to present our project to the supervisor next week.
▪️الکس این اواخر خیلی توو لاک خودشه. امیدوارم زودتر از این حال و هوا دربیاد ، چون هفته‌ی دیگه برای ارائه پروژه‌مون پیش استاد راهنما بهش احتیاج داریم.
4. You can't expect an entire economy to snap out of the doldrums overnight
▪️نمیتونی انتظار داشته باشی یک شبه کل اقتصاد از این حالت رکود در بیاد
5. The president's emergency funding measures seem to have snapped the country out of the recession.
▪️اقدامات اورژانسی تامین مالی رییس جمهور به نظر میاد کشور را از حالت رکود خارج کرده
Nemesis [ literary ]
📚Someone's nemesis is a person or thing that is very difficult for them to defeat
1. In the final he will meet his old nemesis, Roger Federer.
2. He will be playing his old nemesis for the championship
3. They were beaten in the final by their nemesis
4. Will Harry Potter finally defeat his nemesis, Voldemort?
5. In classic films, the protagonist often meets a nemesis who challenges their strength and integrity
6. In disease research, cancer is often viewed as a nemesis, an opponent that continues to elude a complete cure
7. Climate change is emerging as humanity’s nemesis, a force demanding urgent action
8. For centuries, the Roman Empire faced the Parthians as their nemesis in the East, challenging their expansionist ambitions
9. Sherlock Holmes often regarded Professor Moriarty as his ultimate nemesis, representing both a formidable intellect and a moral opposition
Syn :
Arch rival /enemy
How Israel and Iran turned into arch-enemies
Ford and General Motors are arch rivals
Boycott
📚to refuse to buy, use, or participate in [sth] as a way of protesting
1. They have urged people to boycott foreign products. [ verb ]
2. Several countries threatened to boycott the Olympic Games.
3. Activists called for a boycott of the upcoming elections. [ noun]
4. The US has imposed a boycott on some European goods. [ noun]
Embargo
📚An order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information
1 They have put an embargo on imports of clothing.
2. The police asked for a news embargo while they tried to find the kidnapper.
3. They are planning to embargo oil imports.[ verb]
4. The Senate voted to lift the economic embargo on Vietnam
5. Several countries embargoed arms shipments to Yugoslavia [ verb]
6. The EU has threatened to impose a trade embargo on the US.
7. Britain favours lifting the embargo on humanitarian grounds.
8. Under the terms of the international embargo, medical aid can still be flown into the capital.
Melting pot
📚A place where a number of different people and cultures mix in harmony.
1. America has traditionally been known as a great melting pot because of the diverse backgrounds and cultures of its citizens.
▪️آمریکا به طور سنتی به عنوان یک دیگ ذوب شناخته می‌شود، به خاطر پیشینه‌ها و فرهنگ‌های متنوع شهروندانش.
2. Zack and Cho’s wedding was a beautiful melting pot of two very different cultures.
▪️عروسی زک و چو یک کوره فرهنگ‌های زیبا از دو فرهنگ کاملاً متفاوت بود.
3. Australia has long been a multicultural melting pot; this is due to welcoming immigrants from many countries over the years.
▪️استرالیا مدت‌هاست که یک کوره فرهنگ‌های چندگانه بوده است؛ این به خاطر استقبال از مهاجران از کشورهای مختلف در طول سال‌هاست.
4. The school’s cultural festival showcased a melting pot of traditions, highlighting the diversity within the student community.
▪️جشنواره فرهنگی مدرسه یک کوره فرهنگ‌ها از سنت‌ها را به نمایش گذاشت و تنوع موجود در جامعه دانش‌آموزی را برجسته کرد.
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Virtue [ noun ]
📚 good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of goodness in people
1. Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
📚an advantage or benefit
1. The restaurant is inexpensive, and it has the added virtue of being close to our house.
2. One of the virtues of this job is the flexible hours.
3. It always looks odd to see an actress on TV extolling (= praising) the virtues of washing-up liquid.
4. Would there be any virtue in taking an earlier train?
Virtuous [ adj ]
📚having good moral qualities and behaviour
1. Sue considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked.
2. She felt that she had made a virtuous decision by donating the money to charity.
By virtue of something [formal]
📚By means of, or as a result of sth
1. She became a British resident by virtue of her marriage.
2. She has the right to participate by virtue of her status as a former employee.
3. She's permitted to vote by virtue of her age.
Ant : vice
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🎧🎶🎸Five Hundred Miles-Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, and Stark SandsIf you missed the train I'm on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two
Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four
Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home
Away from home, away from home
Away from home, away from home
Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home
Not a shirt on my back
Not a penny to my name
Lord, I can't go back home this ole way
This ole way, this ole way
This ole way, this ole way
Lord, I can't go back home this this ole way
If you missed the train I'm on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
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#Music
Gourmet or Gourmand ❓❔
Gourmet [ adj ]
📚producing or relating to very good food and drink
1. The gourmet chef prepared a delightful menu that showcased local ingredients and seasonal flavors.
2. The restaurant offers a unique blend of gourmet cuisine, drawing inspiration from different cultures around the world.
3. The gourmet restaurant in our neighborhood is known for its creative dishes and exceptional service.
📚a connoisseur of good food; a person with a discerning palate. [ noun ]
1. He considers himself a true gourmet, always seeking out the finest ingredients.
2. The restaurant attracts many gourmets with its innovative menu.
Gourmand [ noun]
📚someone who takes great pleasure in food and dining, often with a discerning palate and a penchant for indulgence
1. As a renowned gourmand, Sarah meticulously planned each meal, savoring every bite with delight.
The gourmand's extensive knowledge of culinary traditions and ingredients allowed them to appreciate the nuances of flavors in every dish.
Void
📚A feeling of great sadness that you have when someone you love dies or when sth is taken from you. [ noun ]
1. The country needs a strong leader to help fill the void left by the death of the president.
▪️کشور نیازمند رهبری مقتدر است تا خلا به وجود امده ( ناشی از مرگ رییس جمهور ) را پر کند
2. Religion helped me fill a void in my life.
▪️دین کمکم کرد تا خلا زندگیم را پر کنم
3. It seemed that nothing could fill the aching black void left by Rachel's death.
▪️به نظر میرسد که هیچ چیز نمی تواند جای خالی دردناک ( مرگ ریچل) را پر کند
📚a situation in which sth important or interesting is needed or wanted, but does not exist [ noun]
1. The amusement park will fill a void in this town, which has little entertainment for children.
▪️این شهربازی جای خالی تفریح برای بچه ها رو تو این شهر پر میکنه شهری که تفریحات زیادی برای بچه ها نداره.
📚having no legal authority and therefore unacceptable [adj]
1. The lawyers declared the contract (null and) void.
▪️وکلا قرارداد را باطل اعلام کردند
#Vocabulary
Herculean task
📚job, task, or activity that requires a huge amount of effort, energy, or physical strength.
1. But getting enough votes to pass the controversial legislation may prove to be a Herculean task.
اما کسب رأی کافی برای تصویب این قانون جنجالی می‌تواند به یک مأموریت دشوار تبدیل شود.
2. It will be a Herculean task for them to dethrone the former champions in this year's Super Bowl, but they certainly have a shot.
▪️برای شکست دادن قهرمانان پیشین در مسابقات سوپربول امسال، کار سختی در پیش دارند، ولی به هر حال، دست‌کم کورسوی امیدی هم هست."
3. Organizing the event within a tight deadline was a Herculean task, requiring round-the-clock work and coordination.
▪️سازماندهی این رویداد در زمان محدود ، به یک مأموریت دشوار تبدیل شد که نیازمند تلاش‌های شبانه‌روزی و هماهنگی دقیق بود.
4. Repairing the dilapidated old house proved to be a Herculean task for the homeowners
▪️بازسازی این خانه قدیمی که در وضعیت نامناسبی قرار داشت، برای مالکانش چالشی بزرگ بود.
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clarify, construe, elucidate, explain, explicate, interpret❓❔🙋♂🙋♀
When a biology teacher gets up in front of a class and tries to explain how two brown-eyed parents can produce a blue-eyed child, the purpose is to make an entire process or sequence of events understandable. In a less formal sense, to explain is to make a verbal attempt to justify certain actions or to make them understood (she tried to explain why she was so late). That same teacher might clarify a particular exam question that almost everyone in the class got wrong — a word that means to make an earlier event, situation, or statement clear. Elucidate is a more formal word meaning to clarify, but where the root of the latter refers to clearness, the root of the former refers to light; to elucidate is to shed light on something through explanation, illustration, etc. (the principal's comments were an attempt to elucidate the school's policy on cheating). A teacher who explicates something discusses a complex subject in a point-by-point manner (to explicate a poem). If a personal judgment is inserted in making such an explication, the correct word is interpret (to interpret a poem's symbolic meanings). To construe is to make a careful interpretation of something, especially where the meaning is ambiguous. For example, when a class misbehaves in front of a visitor, the teacher is likely to construe that behavior as an attempt to cause embarrassment or ridicule.
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Hand over fist
📚to make or lose a lot of money very quickly
1. AstraZeneca made money hand over fist with the drug Prilosec. It was a huge success
▪️آسترازنکا با داروی پریلوسک سود سرشاری به دست آورد. این دارو یک موفقیت بزرگ بود
2. This doll is so popular that the manufacturer is making money hand over fist
▪️این عروسک آنقدر محبوب است که کارخانه‌ی سازنده‌اش، دارد پول پارو میکند.
3. He started losing money hand over fist and eventually, he went bankrupt
▪️به سرعت همه دارایی هایش را از دست داد و در نهایت او برشکست شد
4. Companies around the world are losing money hand over fist as oil prices continue to plummet
▪️همزمان با سقوط قیمت نفت، شرکتهای سرتاسر جهان به سرعت درحال ازدست دادن سرمایه هستند
5. You do realize that the people making cash hand over fist during the recession were doing so at the expense of many homeowners and small businesses, right?
▪️متوجه هستی که اون‌هایی که توی رکود اقتصادی پول پارو می‌کردن، این کار رو به قیمت نابودی خیلی از صاحب‌خونه‌ها و کسب‌وکارهای کوچیک انجام می‌دادن، درسته؟
Hiatus [Formal] [haɪˈeɪtəs]
📚A break in an activity, or a time during which something does not happen or exist:
1. Talks between the two countries have resumed after a six-year hiatus.
2. The television network put the show on hiatus
3. The spring hiatus gave us time to rethink our next project
4. The student took a hiatus from studying during summer break to recharge before the new semester.
5. I need a hiatus from social media to relax and focus on other things.
6. There was a brief hiatus in the war.
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Blow the whistle
📚 Reveal or expose wrongdoing or illegal activity
1. The employee decided to blow the whistle on his boss's embezzlement scheme
▪️کارمند تصمیم گرفت نقشه‌ی اختلاس رئیس‌اش را افشا کند
2. It takes a lot of courage to blow the whistle on a powerful organization or individual
▪️افشاگری علیه یک سازمان قدرتمند یا یک فرد بانفوذ، دل شیر می‌خواهد
3. The athlete decided to blow the whistle on the widespread doping in his sport
▪️ورزشکار تصمیم گرفت فساد ناشی از دوپینگ گسترده در ورزش خود را فاش کند
4. The whistleblower was praised for his bravery in exposing the company's illegal activities
▪️افشاگر به خاطر شجاعتش در افشای فعالیت‌های غیرقانونی شرکت مورد تحسین قرار گرفت
5. The journalist blew the whistle on the government's attempts to cover up the corruption scandal
▪️خبرنگار تلاش‌های دولت برای پنهان کردن رسوایی فساد رو افشا کرد
That company's stock price plummeted after the media blew the whistle on the CEO's embezzlement scandal
▪️رسانه‌ها اختلاس مدیرعامل را افشا کردند؛ سهام شرکت سقوط کرد
Vicious circle
📚a repeating situation or condition in which one problem causes another problem that makes the first problem worse
1. If I quit cigarettes I put on weight, and if I put on weight I get depressed, and if I get depressed I start smoking again. It's a vicious circle
▪️اگه سیگار رو ترک کنم، چاق میشم. اگه چاق بشم، افسرده میشم. اگه افسرده بشم، دوباره سیگار می‌کشم. یه دور باطله
2. I'm in this vicious circle where the more I work, the more I spend on rewarding myself for all the hard work, so no matter how hard I work, I never save any money
▪️تو یه دور باطل افتادم. هرچی بیشتر کار می‌کنم، بیشتر خرج می‌کنم که خودمو تشویق کنم. واسه همین، مهم نیست چقدر کار می‌کنم، هیچ‌وقت پس‌انداز نمی‌کنم
3. His chronic procrastination created a vicious circle, as missed deadlines led to stress, and stress further hindered his ability to meet deadlines
▪️تنبلی مزمن او چرخه معیوبی را شکل داد؛ به طوری که از دست دادن زمان‌های مقرر موجب افزایش استرس میشد و این استرس، توانایی او برای مدیریت زمان را بیشتر مختل می‌کرد
You could hear a pin drop
📚Said of a place or situation characterized by total stillness and silence.
1. After the boss's outburst, the meeting room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
2. You could have heard a pin drop as the audience intently watched the actors on stage.
3. When she rose to speak, there was pin-drop silence.
4. It was midnight and the arena was deserted and pin-drop quiet.
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Deafening silence
📚A conspicuous and striking lack of noise or sound.
🔊🧏Jim's proposal was met with deafening silence at the meeting.
🔊🧏After living in the city all my life, I can't stand the deafening silence of the countryside.
🔊🧏They still won't talk to each other, and it is so awkward in there, dude. I can't take the deafening silence.
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